Chapter 2

Alright so now do you see why I am freaking out about Zim finally taking over? Now there are two Irkens on earth and this new one seems to be much smarter than the original.

Gin sat silently next to me doodling on a notebook, which she took from her backpack. Speaking of paks I turned slightly to locate hers. I noticed that she wasn't sitting directly on the back of the chair and instead seemed to be leaning on something that wasn't there. Her pak was invisible, clever, along with her disguise she looked just like any other human. She must have been the one to send out the energy waves that crashed Zim's home computer.

She noticed me staring at her and turned to me and raised one eyebrow.

"Why hello there, can I help you find something?" she said sarcastically and I blushed in embarrassment before shaking my head and turning away. She chuckled and went back to drawing on her notebook. On closer inspection I noticed that she wasn't drawing at all. She was taking notes of the people in our class and watching them closely. I noticed her glancing at Zim many times and smiling at the back of his head. Finally the bell rang and she looked up startled. It was one of those mash up days so we had break after this. I chuckled a bit and she turned and shot me a glare that made my blood run cold.

"Something to say hyuman?" she asked and I shook my head.

"That's what I thought," and with a triumphant smile rose from her seat.

"Wait…what are you doing here Gin, why aren't you with the other Irkens?" I asked quietly and she turned around faster than I could comprehend. Her eyes were filled with surprise and some fear as she studied me.

"How do you know I'm an Irken?" she asked and I smirked. Saying nothing I stood up and took her arm lightly, she pulled away glaring at me and I rolled my eyes. I then gestured for her to follow me and led her to the window looking out. Ms. Bitters had disappeared back into the shadows so we were alone in the room. I felt nervous but none the less stayed. I pointed at Zim outside the window; he was leaning against a tree and watching the other students in disgust.

"See that kid there? His name is-"

"Invader Zim, I am aware. We are closer than you would expect…" I stared at her confused and she smiled softly.

"Come with me, you disturbingly large headed boy," she said and I glared at her.

"IT'S NOT THAT LARGE!" I snapped and she shrugged before leading me outside to a secluded area where no one could listen. We could see Zim and I was surprised he still hadn't noticed Gin. We watched him for a moment before Gin turned to me.

"Alright human since you seem to be one of the most intelligent students here I will ask you a few questions. And if it makes you happy I have no problem telling you why I am here," she stated simply and I nodded.

"Alright what is your name hyuman?" she asked and I told her.

"Alright…Dib, how long has the other Invader been here and what do you know about us? How did you find out these things in the first place?" she asked suspiciously.

"Zim has been here for about six years now. His goal has been to conquer earth and me, being the only human smart enough to see through his disguise, I've tried to stop him. It was during the time that I've spied on him and just been around him so much that I picked up on many aspects of your culture. I know of your tallest, your paks, and your weaknesses. And I swear to god if you try to take over the world to I will be right there to stop-," I was cut off by a raise of her hand and a bored stare.

"Calm yourself earth monkey, that is not my intent," she told me and I glanced up at her in astonishment.

"It's…not?" I asked baffled. She chuckled and shook her head no.

"No it's not. I said I would tell you my story did I not? Any ways; I am indeed familiar with the Invader Zim. He was banished to Foodcourtia long ago and I was surprised to see him here. We have been friends since smeethood however after his banishment I lost contact with him. He and I were considered defects, ridiculed and tossed away by our tallest. And of course we are, highly dysfunctional. We do not think like the Irkens of our empire, we feel too much. Irkens don't have friends, which just show how unusual it was for us to be acquaintances. We both passed our training merely by luck. We both acted too much on our wants. I was planning on trying to find him on Foodcourtia when I heard of his mission. I grew suspicious and still am; I do not believe that his mission is a real one…I have come to help him because he needs to understand what the tallest have done to him, he is my best friend…" by the end of her story the bell had already rung and all the students were inside. We were still standing outside and talking about the current situation.

"Wow…that's a large sacrifice you made just for your friend…I honestly didn't really see Zim as the kind of person who thought of anything sentimentally…other than the tallest of course," I said in awe and she raised an eyebrow.

"Then you must have been unobservant. Zim may be a slightly crazy, evil Irken Invader; however he is also one of the most sentimental Irken invaders I have ever met. Haven't you ever noticed the small little pockets of kindness in him? He must have shown some..." she said softly.

Now that I think about it, I guess Zim has shown more emotion than the other invaders I've seen. He truly seems to care about GIR even though it doesn't show much. He's even had mercy on me during a few scenarios too…I guess I've just been so busy seeing the bad in him that I never even noticed his emotions. He seems to have grown slightly more emotional on his time inhabiting earth.

"Wow I guess I just never saw any of Zim's good qualities…" I said distractedly and I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Exactly, however I have and I know how much he doesn't deserve his abandonment. When he finds out I can guarantee you that he will deny it. After he denies it he will slowly start to panic and call the tallest himself. They will of course jump at the chance to finally tell him what they did. They will do anything they can to crush his spirit. Zim is incredibly loyal to the tallest and his empire so finding out that the ones he has devoted his life to will destroy him. You may not see him for a few days and during that time I will be with him trying to comfort him. After that…well I don't quite remember," she said quietly and I stared at her puzzled.

"How do you know all of this?" I asked and she rolled her eyes.

"It's how he always dealt with problems in the past. It's a system: deny, doubt, confirmation, depression, and then…I can't remember what happens next," she said and I nodded in understanding.

"So you really aren't here to destroy us?" she shook her head, "well what will Zim do when he learns he doesn't have to destroy us?"

"From what I predict he will simply have to start a new life, whether it is here or in a different galaxy he will start over somehow. I mean he has been trying to take over this planet right? Well that's all he has right now, and once that's gone he will have nothing." She told me and I sat back in shock.

"Wow…no more Zim, ever again?" I breathed and Gin nodded.

"That is correct yes," and I looked at her.

"Well….wow."

I should be feeling ecstatic right now but…I feel like I'm actually going to miss our battles…is that…bad?